Apologetics

Discipleship

How good a Christian are you?

What makes us good Christians? Think about it. In the eyes of our non-Christian friends, relatives and colleagues, is it our be-kind-to-all, no-swear-words conduct? Is it the Christian jargon we...

Apologetics

Passion Week: Tell me, why did Jesus have to die?

ā€œWe have a hope, a dream and a target for the kind of person we would like to be ā€“ the kind of husband, wife, mother, brother or sister that we would like to be. But we just miss the mark.ā€...

Apologetics

How do we know the resurrection really happened?

Jesus disciplesā€™ claimed that he rose from the dead and appeared to them. The evidence we have for this is overwhelming. First, weā€™ve got Paul who claimed to be an eyewitness to the risen...

Apologetics

The false conflict between science and faith: An astrophysicist examines Genesis

Atheists and sceptics perceive Genesis as the Bibleā€™s greatest embarrassment, the Achillesā€™ heel of the Christian faith. They think that science contradicts Genesis, which is the...

Discipleship

Learning about election: How can we be sure?

For the longest time, Iā€™ve avoided thinking too hard about the inconvenient or uncomfortable aspects of the faith. With ā€œpredestinationā€ for instance, I simply packed it up in a box...

Culture

A Christian activistā€™s take on thinking critically and wrestling with faith

Abortion. Intersectionality. Environmental conservation. Gender equality. These days, I donā€™t have to look very far for my beliefs to be thrown into crisis. Reading the news, scrolling through...

Faith

A life for a life: You are now free

ā€œWhat will happen if I cause someoneā€™s death on the road?ā€ The new driver thought to herself. She came up with this list in a split second: Jail time, a criminal record, guilt and regret....

Apologetics

The God who thirsts

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), ā€œI thirst.ā€ (John 19:28) How could Jesus ā€“ the source of abundant and unending living waters ā€“ thirst?...

Apologetics

The house I donā€™t dare step into

God sent His one and only son, Jesus, to die on the Cross for all our sins. None of us could ever do anything to deserve such a gesture from Him. But God demonstrated His love ever so extravagantly....